We're looking for caring, patient, fun people from all backgrounds to join our teams working with autistic young people with complex needs. Whether you have experience in a care environment, or don't have experience but have a passion to help transform the lives of the young people at Prior's Court - we'd love to hear from you.
We offer a direct-to-site transport service for our Autism Practitioners, with pick-up and drop-off points inOxford, Newbury, Reading, Swindon, & Basingstoke.
Main duties of the job
Every shift for an Autism Practitioner changes a life. Its a care role. Its a teaching role. Its a role model role. Its varied. Its a career. Its a passion. Its teamwork. Its challenging. Its rewarding. Its for you.We operate a rota based on a rolling pattern of early and late shifts throughout 52 weeks of the year, including weekends and public holidays. Our early shift starts at 7am and finishes at 4pm and our late shift starts at 2pm and finishes at 10pm. For those who are not experienced in care, we offer a comprehensive, freetrainingprogramme including hands-on working alongside experienced and senior team members, resulting in the completion of a Level 3 diploma you will gain a salary increase upon completion of the Diploma (usually within your first 12 months) and become eligible for promotion to Autism Practitioner Level 2. We have colleagues who completely changed their careers to come to work with us and now thoroughly enjoy how rewarding it can be to support the autistic young people at Prior's Court. About us
Priors Court is a registered charity providing education and residential care for autistic young people with complex needs, aged 5-25. Set within a 50-acre site in Berkshire, we have extensive bespoke facilities to help the young people we support to be healthy, happy, more independent and have the opportunity to access the world of work. We understand that the little things are actually the big things for an autistic young person, and we celebrate them as major milestones. A daily life skill gained or an anxiety conquered today is a stepping stone towards tomorrows work placement, or a shared special occasion with family. Priors Court never stays still. We are ambitious for our young people and aspire to be a global leader for autistic young people with complex needs. We want to deliver outcomes for them beyond our imagination; to help transform the lives of even more autistic young people, and to develop practice improvements which we can share across the world. Job responsibilities
Use schedules, visual structure, and communication systems to help young peopleunderstand and carry out tasks/activities successfully Understand and implement young peoples This Is Me plans Carry out personal care for young people in line with their This Is Me plans Ensure accurate and timely completion of young peoples information within PriorInsight Support young people to access learning following latest planned activities Ensure Safeguarding procedures are followed keeping young people safe from riskof harm and/or abuse Ensure that young peoples health needs are met including medicationadministration Ensure young peoples clothing/shoes, possessions and personal finances are safelymanaged Ensure regular contact is maintained with young peoples parents and keystakeholders Person Specification
Qualifications
No previous experience required as full training will be provided Educated to GCSE level or equivalent Awareness of special / complex needs or autism Experience
Able to demonstrate calm and resilient qualities when working under pressure Awareness of safeguarding Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Every shift for an Autism Practitioner changes a life. Its a care role. Its a teaching role. Its a role model role. Its varied. Its a career. Its a passion. Its teamwork. Its challenging. Its rewarding. Its for you.We operate a rota based on a rolling pattern of early and late shifts throughout 52 weeks of the year, including weekends and public holidays. Our early shift starts at 7am and finishes at 4pm and our late shift starts at 2pm and finishes at 10pm. For those who are not experienced in care, we offer a comprehensive, freetrainingprogramme including hands-on working alongside experienced and senior team members, resulting in the completion of a Level 3 diploma you will gain a salary increase upon completion of the Diploma (usually within your first 12 months) and become eligible for promotion to Autism Practitioner Level 2. We have colleagues who completely changed their careers to come to work with us and now thoroughly enjoy how rewarding it can be to support the autistic young people at Prior's Court. About us
Priors Court is a registered charity providing education and residential care for autistic young people with complex needs, aged 5-25. Set within a 50-acre site in Berkshire, we have extensive bespoke facilities to help the young people we support to be healthy, happy, more independent and have the opportunity to access the world of work. We understand that the little things are actually the big things for an autistic young person, and we celebrate them as major milestones. A daily life skill gained or an anxiety conquered today is a stepping stone towards tomorrows work placement, or a shared special occasion with family. Priors Court never stays still. We are ambitious for our young people and aspire to be a global leader for autistic young people with complex needs. We want to deliver outcomes for them beyond our imagination; to help transform the lives of even more autistic young people, and to develop practice improvements which we can share across the world. Job responsibilities
Use schedules, visual structure, and communication systems to help young peopleunderstand and carry out tasks/activities successfully Understand and implement young peoples This Is Me plans Carry out personal care for young people in line with their This Is Me plans Ensure accurate and timely completion of young peoples information within PriorInsight Support young people to access learning following latest planned activities Ensure Safeguarding procedures are followed keeping young people safe from riskof harm and/or abuse Ensure that young peoples health needs are met including medicationadministration Ensure young peoples clothing/shoes, possessions and personal finances are safelymanaged Ensure regular contact is maintained with young peoples parents and keystakeholders Person Specification
Qualifications
No previous experience required as full training will be provided Educated to GCSE level or equivalent Awareness of special / complex needs or autism Experience
Able to demonstrate calm and resilient qualities when working under pressure Awareness of safeguarding Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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